Advanced LCA ? consequential modelling, IO-LCA, and Land-use
Advanced LCA ? consequential modelling, IO-LCA, and Land-use
Advanced LCA ? consequential modelling, IO-LCA, and Land-use
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Preliminary program for PhD course:<br />
<strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>LCA</strong> – <strong>consequential</strong> <strong>modelling</strong>, <strong>IO</strong>-<strong>LCA</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong><br />
Content of the course:<br />
11 th – 12 th May 2010 at Aalborg University<br />
The course will cover two days of seminars <strong>and</strong> group work assignments<br />
Day 1: The first day will focus on <strong>consequential</strong> <strong>modelling</strong>. The lectures will address the nature of<br />
<strong>consequential</strong> <strong>modelling</strong>, as well as the similarities <strong>and</strong> differences between product systems when<br />
based on <strong>consequential</strong> <strong>and</strong> attributional <strong>modelling</strong>.<br />
Day 2: The second day will address <strong>IO</strong>-<strong>LCA</strong> <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong>. Apart from a theoretical introduction to<br />
<strong>IO</strong>-<strong>LCA</strong>, the student will obtain h<strong>and</strong>s- on experiences with different types of <strong>IO</strong> <strong>modelling</strong> – from<br />
the simplest types of <strong>IO</strong> to more advanced <strong>modelling</strong> including hybrid <strong>LCA</strong>. For l<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong>, the <strong>modelling</strong><br />
challenges will be addressed, <strong>and</strong> examples of h<strong>and</strong>ling of l<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong> will be given from Swedish<br />
studies of meat products.<br />
The course is supported by: Aalborg University
Tuesday 11 th of May (theme: Consequential <strong>modelling</strong>)<br />
09:00 Welcome (Associate Professor Mikkel Thrane, Aalborg University)<br />
09:15 Methodological challenges in Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) – overview scope of course<br />
(Assistant Professor / CEO 2.-0 consultants Jannick H Schmidt, Aalborg University)<br />
09:30 Consequential <strong>modelling</strong> – how <strong>and</strong> why? <strong>and</strong> relationship to decision making context<br />
(Professor Henrik Wenzel, University of Southern Denmark)<br />
11:00 Group work assignment related to Henrik Wenzel’s presentation<br />
12:15 Lunch<br />
13:15 H<strong>and</strong>ling of co-product allocation – how to h<strong>and</strong>le system expansion in tricky situations.<br />
Examples provided for CHP, diary processing, meat, fish, cobber, <strong>and</strong> consumer<br />
transport (Jannick H Schmidt <strong>and</strong> Mikkel Thrane)<br />
14:45 Coffee break<br />
15:15 The challenge of identifying marginal suppliers - theoretical description <strong>and</strong> practical<br />
recommendations (Jannick H Schmidt)<br />
16:15 Adaptation of <strong>consequential</strong> <strong>modelling</strong> in the business community - cognitive <strong>and</strong><br />
practical barriers (Jannick H Schmidt)<br />
17:15 Summing up<br />
19:00 Dinner (self payment)<br />
Wednesday 12 th of May (theme: E<strong>IO</strong> <strong>LCA</strong>, hybrid <strong>LCA</strong> <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong>)<br />
09:00 Introduction to <strong>IO</strong>-<strong>modelling</strong> – back to the basics. How can we also <strong>use</strong> the matrix<br />
’universe’ to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> make process <strong>LCA</strong>s. <strong>IO</strong>-<strong>modelling</strong> as a frame for mass<br />
flow analysis (MFA). Multiregional models <strong>and</strong> trade-linking. How do we apply it in<br />
practise <strong>and</strong> what are the challenges? Strengths <strong>and</strong> weaknesses of the <strong>IO</strong>-approach<br />
(Jannick H Schmidt).<br />
10:45 Coffee break<br />
11:00 <strong>IO</strong>-<strong>LCA</strong> in hybrid units. Hybrid <strong>LCA</strong>: tiered <strong>and</strong> embedded analysis. How do we apply<br />
hybrid-<strong>LCA</strong> in practise <strong>and</strong> what are the challenges? (Jannick H Schmidt).<br />
12:30 Lunch<br />
13:30 Modelling challenges for inclusion of l<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong> in <strong>LCA</strong> (particular focus on GHG emissions).<br />
Examples of h<strong>and</strong>ling of l<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong> from Swedish studies of meat products (Dr.<br />
Christel Cederberg, Swedish Institute of Food <strong>and</strong> Biotechnology, SIK)<br />
16:30 Closing session (Mikkel Thrane)<br />
The <strong>LCA</strong>-team at Aalborg University
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